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![How Kids Are Fighting Climate Change, One Lawsuit at a Time](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/256b34f8-18b1-4b39-9984-a46a12885efa/GettyImages-1147070895.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=993%2C0%2C2636%2C2638&w=290)
How is constitutional law being harnessed to address climate change? Ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate, we caught up with Andrea Rodgers, Senior Attorney at Our Children's Trust, whose environmental law practice is fighting on behalf of young people and future generations.
![We May Not Unify, but We Can Reach across Differences](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullca2ba162-a15c-464a-9189-4923cd5bc168/AIN-feb3-allstate-article-hero4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=686%2C0%2C1688%2C1688&w=290)
The idea of unity is a compassionate, hopeful aspiration for a country ravaged by a global pandemic, racial injustice, economic downturn and mob violence.
![Ideas for a Nation in Crisis](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null96f68be5-0201-4563-a058-8f88a0d54d06/USCapitalBldg.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5301%2C5304&w=290)
As the nation reels from the attack on the Capitol, we look for ideas that will move us forward.
![In Newark, A Company Shows Up for Its City](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulle4a6aa8e-9c5a-44fb-a30a-ad3a281ba34a/Newark.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=3623%2C0%2C1999%2C2000&w=290)
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s family has called the city home for over 100 years.
The youngest member of the US Senate talks about championing a new brand of conservatism.
![Resources to Combat Structural Racism in America](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null09f96c2a-db5e-44a4-bd78-3756c640e0fd/diversity.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=805%2C0%2C2576%2C2576&w=290)
As thousands participate in civil protests in their communities, this critical moment calls on each and every one of us to reflect, step up, and do more.
![A Linguist's Case Against Socialism](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc36f47b9-d662-4ef5-86f1-489e3b34e955/AdobeStock_105431393.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=651%2C0%2C2667%2C2667&w=290)
History has made the term "socialism" vague and unproductive, according to linguistics professor John McWhorter. Should it be retired?
![The Problem With Diversity in Computing](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla66ca7c6-a9d9-4565-b53e-83cdb2a4f467/AdobeStock_139592785.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2413%2C0%2C4306%2C4304&w=290)
Computer systems don’t anticipate all the types of people who might use them. What are the innocuous, and more problematic, consequences of this?
![How Do Rich Neighborhoods Exist So Close to Poor Ones?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null79c9bd4e-f66c-43c6-a09f-a63a3cccba9e/AdobeStock_220917688.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1205%2C0%2C3648%2C3648&w=290)
Just how unevenly is “upward mobility” dispersed throughout the country?
![Is Democracy in Crisis?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d40c5e23-569a-46d4-bae3-643d5944e0ae/AdobeStock_64908172.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1071%2C0%2C3744%2C3744&w=290)
Which countries are doing the most harm to democracy? And why is the United States struggling to maintain a healthy democratic system?
![How Much Will the Green New Deal Cost?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/5212c05c-92bb-479b-b61b-e04357fd56c5/AdobeStock_15801667.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=695%2C0%2C2819%2C2819&w=290)
![Give Black and Brown Children the Room to Make Mistakes](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c7c3f408-2cfe-484e-8faa-97f050f66983/05_30_2018_John_Jay_Commencement_Graduation_c_Pap_Studio-1336_1200.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=225%2C0%2C800%2C800&w=290)
![Moving On to Address Economic Inequality](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2bd02771-9947-431f-a7d1-11d7ba48ebfa/ChicagoStreet_featured.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=23%2C0%2C737%2C738&w=290)
![How Can We Fix Our Broken Food System?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/99e0239b-b4bc-4c80-b561-1f59472625b0/27861271232_ef9a2f4e0c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C799%2C799&w=290)
![A Strong Middle Class Doesn't Just Happen Naturally](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f8eaaa4d-9d9a-4ddd-b2a8-21c9946f6e2f/27909568411_be9d5d1c85_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1645%2C0%2C3097%2C3096&w=290)
![Are We Flunking Democracy 101?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/af2eee0f-1797-4a77-8d7f-f910d0821558/AdobeStock_208078880.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1151%2C0%2C2833%2C2830&w=290)